Favorite Granddaughter

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November 1st.

"Gigi, I'm gonna need you to have my baby already." Isla sighs as she walks over to Catherine who sat on the couch.

Catherine chuckles. "Oh baby girl, if only it were that easy!  See, babies come when they're ready.  And Holly just isn't ready to come out yet."

"She is taking YEARS to come out!"

Catherine laughs and looks at Jessica.

"Well Miss Isla." She says turning her attention back to the child. "I remember a little girl just a few years ago taking her sweet time to join the family too!"

"Who?!"

"You!"

"ME?!"

"Yes You!" Jessica says. "I was at school on my due date!"

"I still can't believe that." Catherine pouts.

"I know!  I was miserable." Jessica says with a sad pout.

"My poor baby."

"Mommy, why you didn't got me out before?"

"Because you wanted to stay in there!"

Isla cracks up laughing and throws her upper body on the couch.

"I was in so much pain.  I was so young and so tiny.  And you felt so big!  You moved constantly!"

Isla stands up and looks her mother in the eyes. "Well. . Sorry!"

Jessica giggles and sits her on her lap. "It's okay baby girl.  I'd do it over and over again just to have you."

"Do it again so I can have a baby too!" Isla smiles.

"No, no, no." Jessica laughs and nods her head. "Not for like ten years!"

"What?!  But mommy I'll be one hundred then!"

"Not quite." Jessica gives her s cute look.

Just then Sarah walks down.

"Hey Sar!  You got home early last night.  How was the party?" Jessica asks.

"It was fine!  I was just so tired."

"Are you pregnant?" Catherine asks in a loud tone.

Isla gasps and smiles big. "Aunt Sarah's having a baby?!"

"No way, little one!" Sarah says loudly. "I just didn't feel like staying, Mom.  Gosh."

Jessica giggles. "Hey Sar, you wanna go to the mall today?  It's been so long since we've hung out.  I do have to bring little miss though so I hope you don't mind." Jessica chuckles.

"Well actually. . ." Sarah thinks about the plans she made with Evan.  She then looks into Jessica's sweet innocent eyes.  She smiles and says, "I'd love to!  And having Isla along will be fun!"

"YEAH!" Isla lifts her hands in the air.

Jessica laughs then turns to Sarah. "Great!  We can go right after we have breakfast!  Will you be okay here, Momma?"

"Oh yes.  I have your father here to irritate."

Jessica laughs and kisses her mother's cheek. "Give him hell, Mamacita."

**

A couple hours later.

"I really don't like being in this buggy." Isla looks down, taps her hands on the stroller and kicks her legs.  "I have feet, momma.  I can walk."

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